《Side Elisabeth Eulheim》
I had always been told by my parents never to enter my sister’s room.
Because of this, when I finally stepped into her room after so long, it felt dimly lit and carried a very damp, oppressive atmosphere.
Somehow, after opening the door, I began to feel scared and regretted calling for Lord Fly.
“F-Fly-sama, I’m sorry…”
As I was about to apologize and ask him to leave the room, Lord Fly approached the bed where my sister slept.
“Lady Elisabeth, what is your sister’s name?”
“Irene.”
“I see. Lady Irene, are you conscious? I’ve come to visit you. I am Fly Eltor.”
In response to Lord Fly’s voice, my sister opened her eyes with difficulty.
I realized I hadn’t seen my sister in years. Though I had seen her face a few times when I was young, I was shocked to see how emaciated and sickly she looked now.
I had never imagined she would undergo such a transformation, and it left me deeply shaken.
“I apologize. I am sorry to greet you in such a state, Lord Eltor.”
My sister, using the dignified speech befitting a noble lady, apologized to Lord Fly. However, she couldn’t even sit up and seemed to be in great pain.
“No, it is I who should apologize for intruding into a lady’s room. Lady Elisabeth was worried about you, so I took the liberty of coming to offer my assistance. Would you allow me to take care of you for a moment?”
What was Lord Fly saying to my sister? I couldn’t understand any of it.
“I cannot sit up.”
“That’s alright. I have no intention of demeaning you. I only wish to examine you. But first, the air in this room is not good. Clean! Purification!”
As Lord Fly released his magical energy, the previously oppressive atmosphere in the room suddenly felt clear and fresh.
“Lord Fly! What did you do?”
“Hmm? I can’t use light-attribute magic since I’m non-attributed, so I used my magical energy to clean the room and purify it, killing bacteria and such. Well, the details are complicated, so I’ll explain later.”
I didn’t understand at all. But I could breathe more easily, and my sister’s breathing seemed to have calmed as well.
“Let me examine you. Search.”
Lord Fly’s hands emitted light, enveloping my sister.
“What did you do this time?”
“I just checked your sister’s condition. Hmm. It seems she has a magical deficiency.”
“Magical deficiency? What is that? The doctors said it was an incurable illness, but they couldn’t determine the cause!”
I trusted Lord Fly.
Because I trusted him, I didn’t think he was doing anything harmful to my sister. But I wanted to know how he could identify an illness that even the doctors, who had been researching it since before I was born, couldn’t figure out.
“Ah~ Even if I said I read it in a book, you wouldn’t believe me, right? It’s a common symptom in light novels and such.”
He muttered something I couldn’t hear, but in moments like this, Lord Fly would organize his thoughts to explain things in a way I could understand.
“Hey, Lady Elisabeth. Do you remember when I told you about my experiments to increase magical energy?”
“Yes, I remember. It was a very difficult training, but I’ve been continuing it.”
“Eh? You’ve been doing it?”
“Yes! Because you taught me how!”
“Ah, I see.”
He made a troubled face, but I had been using the methods Lord Fly taught me, hoping to one day stand by his side as a lady who wouldn’t disgrace him.
Even if my feelings for him were unrequited, I wanted to be his friend on equal terms… I’m sorry, I feel like crying.
“Well, that magical energy has a limit, a vessel. But your sister was born with a hole in that vessel. So, her magical energy keeps leaking, causing a constant deficiency and consuming her life force. It’s like she’s being forced to undergo the training we do.”
That headache, that nausea—my sister has been suffering from that every day as an illness? That must be incredibly painful!
“I’m glad you understand how painful it is. On the other hand, if we can fix that broken vessel, I think her illness can be cured.”
“Eh?! It can be cured?!”
“Well, I won’t know until I try. Can I give it a shot?”
“Of course! Our family would do anything to cure my sister!”
“Anything is a bit of an exaggeration. But I’ll try.”
It’s not an exaggeration!!! Even my engagement was for my sister’s sake. I am prepared to offer myself. In fact, if Lord Fly saves my sister, I want to offer myself to him!
Lord Fly, just like before, raised his magical energy and enveloped my sister.
However, this time it wasn’t as simple as before. Lord Fly was sweating, and it seemed to be taking a considerable toll on him. Watching him exhaust his magical energy was painful.
“Hyper Heal!”
As Lord Fly chanted the spell, my sister’s previously pained expression rapidly transformed into one of health.
“Eh?!”
My sister also woke up in surprise.
“What just happened? I’m not in pain. No headache. No nausea.”
“Sister!”
Before I knew it, I had hugged my sister.
What Lord Fly had done was nothing short of a miracle. He had cured my sister’s illness, something no one else had been able to do.
